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Winner Gordon GC (10-3-0, 5-1-0 CCC)
2
Nichols NC (7-8-0, 3-3-0 CCC)
Winner
Gordon GC
(10-3-0, 5-1-0 CCC)
3
Final
2
Nichols NC
(7-8-0, 3-3-0 CCC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Gordon GC 2 1 3
Nichols NC 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Banker scores two goals as the Bison fall to Gordon, 3-2

Gordon 3, Nichols 2
Dudley, Mass. – Nichols Soccer Field
Saturday, October 17, 2015

 
All-Time Series & Streaks
The win for the Fighting Scots snaps a three-game losing streak to the Bison, including last year's double-overtime thriller in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship. Gordon leads the all-time series at 24-12-6.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Freshman Tyler Modzeleski (Cazenovia, N.Y.) (GC) – one goal; one assist; five shots (three SOG)
2 – Junior Ryan Banker (Ashaway, R.I.) (Nichols) – two goals; two shots (two SOG)
3 – Freshman Danny Nkhalamba (Concor, N.H.) (GC) – game-winning goal

Keys Stat of the Game
The Fighting Scots outshot the Bison 18-12 for the game including 10-6 in the second half.

Quick Hits
- Modzeleski opened up the scoring at 17:42 after taking a cross from the right side by junior Daniel Perez (Bedford, Mass.) and heading it into the back of the net.
- Sophomore Joshua Cochran (Bellville, Ohio) made it a 2-0 first half lead for Gordon when he picked up the trash after a shot from outside the box was saved by freshman goaltender Patrick Porpora (Westminster, Mass.).
- Banker cut the deficit in half in the 63rd minute when he connected a header off of a corner kick by junior captain David Melanson (Simsbury, Conn.).
- Nkhalamba stretched the lead back to two goals for the Fighting Scots less than two minutes later when he took a cross from the left side by Modzeleski and put his wide-open shot attempt by Porpora.
- Banker answered less than a minute later with his second goal of the game. Freshman Zach Pina (North Attleboro, Mass.) was credited with the assist on the play.
- Junior Caleb Cole (Coatesville, Pa.) paced the Scots with six shots (two SOG) while senior Tiago Prazeres (West Hartford, Conn.) led all Bison with three shots.
- Porpora falls to 2-3-0 on the year after making six saves while junior Josh Spoonhour (Greencastle, Pa.) picks up his 10th win after making three stops.

Quotes
"We came out strong but had a lapse that Gordon capitalized on. We made a few small adjustments and in the 2nd half played very well, but just couldn't close the deal." - Nichols head coach Chris Traina

Next up
Nichols (7-8-0, 3-3-0 CCC) – Wednesday, Oct. 21 at Roger Williams, 7:00 p.m.
Gordon (10-3-0, 5-1-0 CCC) – Wednesday, Oct. 21 at U New England, 7:00 p.m.
 
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